NC State baseball a No. 3 seed in 2023 NCAA Tournament, will play in Columbia
NC State baseball is a No. 3 seed in the 2023 NCAA Tournament.
The Wolfpack (35-19) will open against No. 2 Campbell (44-13) in the Columbia Regional on Friday (1 p.m., ACC Network). No. 1 South Carolina (39-19) and No. 4 Central Connecticut State (36-12) are on the opposite side of the bracket.
The Columbia Regional is paired with the Gainsville Regional, which includes Florida, Florida A&M, UConn and Texas Tech. The winners of the two regionals will matchup in the super regional round.
NC State, which is making its 33rd tournament appearance and first since advancing to the College World Series in 2021, was projected to be among the last teams to make the 2023 field.
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Sophomore catcher Jacob Cozart and junior third baseman LuJames Groover III were All-ACC selections for the Wolfpack.
Regionals will take place Friday through Monday. Super regionals are set for June 9-11 or June 10-12. The College World Series at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska, starts June 16.
NCAA Columbia Regional schedule, TV times
All times EDT
Friday’s games
Game 1: No. 2 Campbell (44-13) vs. No. 3 NC State (35-19), 1 p.m., ACC Network
Game 2: No. 1 South Carolina (39-19) vs. No. 4 Central Connecticut State (36-12), 7 p.m., ESPN+
Saturday's games
Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, Noon (TV TBA)
Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 6 p.m. (TV TBA)
Sunday's games
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, Noon (TV TBA)
Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 6 p.m. (TV TBA)
Monday (if necessary)
Game 7:
Staff writer Rodd Baxley can be reached at rbaxley@fayobserver.com or @RoddBaxley on Twitter.
This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: NC State baseball to play Campbell in NCAA Columbia Regional
